Swiss banking secrecy

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Swiss bank secrecy
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Swiss_banks
Swiss financial institutions
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:criticizedFor lack of transparency
facilitating tax evasion
enabling money laundering
gptkbp:declinedAfter post-2010 international agreements
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Swiss_Financial_Market_Supervisory_Authority
gptkbp:excludes money laundering cases
international criminal investigations
tax evasion cases (since 2009)
gptkbp:governedBy Swiss Banking Law of 1934
gptkbp:historicalSignificance attracted foreign capital
used by political refugees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swiss banking secrecy
gptkbp:penalty gptkb:crime
imprisonment
fines
gptkbp:purpose protect client privacy
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:FATCA_compliance
OECD pressure
automatic exchange of information agreements
gptkbp:relatedTo offshore banking
tax havens
bank–client confidentiality
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Swiss_bank_accounts_controversy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8